Britain's top 20 sporting hot spots to buy property

Britain is blessed with some of the most recognisable sports venues in the
world, from vast stadiums to seaside links and country racecourses. Homes
near these venues have a wow factor rooted in centuries of sporting
tradition, which can translate into hard cash if you want to let out your
property during a major sporting event. Here are 20 towns and suburbs, from
Cornwall to Fife, with sporting associations to titillate the dullest buyer.

1 St John’s Wood, London

Cricket fans are a conservative lot, so there is a natural match between
Lord’s Cricket Ground and one of London’s most conservative neighbourhoods,
bisected by quiet, leafy streets. Prices are steep, starting at around
£300,000 for a two-bedroom flat, but if you can find an apartment
overlooking the ground, within earshot of the thwack of leather on willow,
you will have an imperishable asset.

“Many people own properties in St John’s Wood for the specific purpose of
watching cricket from their balconies,” says Giles Elliott of Savills. “We
have seen an increasing number of high-end buyers from India, who are
fanatical about the game.”

Pitch in: A stunning six-bed town house (pictured above) just one minute
from the Lord’s grandstand, £6.75 million withKnight
Frank(020 7586 2777).